Well today I received an ad through my post box from a kickboxing school. Usual claims of fitness, self defense, weight loss etc... They start their web speil by talking aobut the original kickboxing competitions in the US and how American kickboxing has developed into a formidable art.... BUT THEN!!!
They proudly put up the message : No RIng Fighting, No Hitting Others!!! No one fights in the ring or each other - we hit pads, not people!
The ads go on with explanations like- ''is one of the safest of all martial arts for several reasons. All classes are well designed and supervised. Protective equipment is compulsory. Sparring is optional. You are not forced to fight if you don't want to (unlike so many other martial arts). Most students do not want to spar in class or in competitions... but for those that do we have dedicated sessions just for sparring.
So, if sparring is not compulsory, then how do you ever put theory into practice?
A Unique Approach... a unique syllabus. Instead of just learning kickboxing movements into thin air or even just punching pads or bags (which we do anyway) we have 'Technical Sets'... these are:
Specific combinations of Kickboxing movements which are put together and performed with a fellow student. They are a very natural and fluid way of learning... through repetition good skills will come quickly and easily to you.''
So no sparring unless in a special class, no hitting each other or sparring.. only the use of ''technical sets'' (??kata sort of??) , basic techniques and perhaps some shadow boxing?
With over 50 clubs opening nationally be prepared for these guys to come to your town..
Wonder if there is a cure for this sort of thing? Somebody must have figured out GKR's formula for making money. Anyone else had a whiff of this illness out their way yet?
LFD
They proudly put up the message : No RIng Fighting, No Hitting Others!!! No one fights in the ring or each other - we hit pads, not people!
The ads go on with explanations like- ''is one of the safest of all martial arts for several reasons. All classes are well designed and supervised. Protective equipment is compulsory. Sparring is optional. You are not forced to fight if you don't want to (unlike so many other martial arts). Most students do not want to spar in class or in competitions... but for those that do we have dedicated sessions just for sparring.
So, if sparring is not compulsory, then how do you ever put theory into practice?
A Unique Approach... a unique syllabus. Instead of just learning kickboxing movements into thin air or even just punching pads or bags (which we do anyway) we have 'Technical Sets'... these are:
Specific combinations of Kickboxing movements which are put together and performed with a fellow student. They are a very natural and fluid way of learning... through repetition good skills will come quickly and easily to you.''
So no sparring unless in a special class, no hitting each other or sparring.. only the use of ''technical sets'' (??kata sort of??) , basic techniques and perhaps some shadow boxing?
With over 50 clubs opening nationally be prepared for these guys to come to your town..
Wonder if there is a cure for this sort of thing? Somebody must have figured out GKR's formula for making money. Anyone else had a whiff of this illness out their way yet?
LFD
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